Name meaning & stats
Halley
Halley means “hay clearing”. 4,144 US babies since 1940, peak 1986.
What it means
“hay clearing”
Spelling of Haley
Originally a surname.
In US birth records
Peak year: 1986
4,144 US babies were named Halley between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Halley (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 51 Haleys spell it Halley
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1986)